Stand Up and Be Counted
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Interagency Council for Coordinating Homeless Programs (ICCHP) are partnering with the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Complete Count Committee to help spread the word about the 2010 Census and achieve a complete and accurate count of the North Carolina population. We need your help to make sure everyone is counted! A Census Count for persons experiencing homelessness is scheduled for March 29 – 31, 2010.
During March 29-31, 2010 Census workers will visit all homeless service providers in your area to get an accurate count. For purposes of the Census the homeless service providers are not solely defined by McKinney-Vento funded providers. We understand you just completed the Point In Time Count, but this is a different count that will be done by Census workers, not homeless agency staff, and will use Census forms, not Point in Time Count forms. The Census workers will most likely not interview shelter residents or persons experiencing homelessness on the streets, but rather count the number of persons and identify gender.
Why is the Census Important? Every year, the federal government distributes more than $400 billion to state, local and tribal governments based on Census data. Accurate Census data helps determine funding for Emergency Shelter Grants, Continuum of Care, school lunches, housing, and guides local decision-makers on where to build new roads, hospitals, schools and more. For each person who is not counted, North Carolina will lose approximately $15,000 per person over the next 10 years.
The North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services strives to improve the lives and welfare of people in North Carolina, many of whom are experiencing hardships related to economic status, language fluency, disabilities, homelessness or other issues. We are committed to supporting the 2010 Census as another way to improve the quality of life in North Carolina, and to ensure that even the hardest to count can be accurately represented.
There are a number of communities within North Carolina that are, according to the federal Census Bureau, traditionally undercounted. These undercounted communities include Hispanics, African Americans (18-35), low-income persons, persons experiencing homelessness, and persons living in rural areas. Properly counting these groups will provide additional representation and resources for those communities and the state.
This Census is easy, important, and secure.
- It is easy because the form is only 10 questions and takes 10 minutes.
- It is important because the data gathered is used for funding allocations, congressional representation and redistricting.
- It is secure and confidential because the Census Bureau cannot share individual, personally identifiable responses with anyone.
Even so, the homeless count will probably not include the full 10 questions. Most likely, the Census staff will only count the number of persons, and identify gender. If administrative records are available to assist in answering additional question, they may ask for your help in doing so. They are not likely to impose on shelter residents in any meaningful way.
Why should you get involved? It’s important that you get involved with Census outreach and promotion because the Census staff may not know all the homeless service providers and outdoor locations in your area. Please contact the Partnership Specialist responsible for your county and let them know about the homeless service providers and outdoor locations where homeless can be counted in your area. The Specialists will put you in touch with your local Complete Count Committee so that you can participate in their outreach efforts.
How you can help? Census workers need your help to identify local outdoor locations and other areas so all persons experiencing homelessness in your area are counted. Your community could lose crucial funding if everyone is not counted. There are local employment opportunities with the Census. Please call 1-866-861-2010 for more information and to become a Census outreach worker. Remember you and/or formally homeless individuals are the best resource in your local community to count persons experiencing homelessness. Apply to be a Census Worker today!
Here are some important dates to remember as we approach Census Day:
- March 29-31, 2010: Census workers will visit homeless service providers (shelters, transitional housing programs, soup kitchens, streets) to count persons experiencing homelessness.
- March – April 2010: Census forms are available at Be Counted sites and Questionnaire Assistance Centers for those individuals who may be experiencing homelessness and did not get counted during March 29-31. Visit www.2010census.nc.gov to locate the Be Counted sites and QAC’s.
- April 1, 2010: Census Day
Visit www.2010census.nc.gov or 2010census.gov to learn more.
Partners Ending Homelessness and its faith community partners are sponsoring the First Annual Furnish a Dream event on August 22nd and August 29th. Furnish A Dream, is designed to foster understanding and inspire our community to touch lives through filling trucks with beds, dressers, dinner tables, chairs, end tables, desks, bookshelf, and sofas. Furniture collected will be distributed to Barnabas Network and Home to Home Ministries to individuals and families in need.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
9:00am – 2:00pm
200 Steele Street
High Point, NC 27261
(Corner of Kivett Dr. and Centennial St.)
Saturday, August 29, 2009
9:00am-2:00pm
Agents of Grace Event
Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
On Tuesday, August 4th, Partners Ending Homelessness and Hodgin Valley Farm will host Holiday in the Country for youth experiencing homelessness in Guilford County. Holiday in the Country will provide an opportunity for over 100 youth to enjoy a day in the country where they can experience the fun of hay rides, old-fashioned games, home style food, and treats with other children who are experiencing the same circumstances. The event will kick-off at 10:00am and will conclude at 3:00pm.
Tuesday, August 4th
Wednesday, August 5th (Rain Date)
10:00am – 3:00pm
Hodgin Valley Farm, Inc
561 Hodgin Valley Rd.
Pleasant Garden, NC 27313
Venue Sponsor: Hodgin Valley Farm, Inc
Event Sponsor: Heath Young Memorial Fund
In- Kind-Sponsors: Guilford County Sheriff’s Department,
Pearls Catering, Welfare Reform Liaison Project,
Greensboro Children’s Museum, ADS
To register your agency for the event, please contact
Myla Erwin at 889-6105 ext. 1116 or myla.erwin@familyservice-piedmont.org
Partners Ending Homelessness, in partnership with Triad Lanes and Box Seat Restaurant, will sponsor Lanes of Fun, a bowling event for families experiencing homelessness. The event will be held on Thursday, July 23rd from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at Triad Lanes, 21 Oak Branch Drive in Greensboro. Lanes of Fun will provide an opportunity for over 100 youth and their families to enjoy an afternoon of bowling, games, food and prizes, with other children and families who are experiencing the same circumstances. The event will also feature a community resource area aimed at helping parents increase their ability to access services.
Thursday, July 23rd
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Triad Lanes
21 Oak Branch Drive
Greensboro, NC 27407
Sponsors: Triad Lanes & Box Seat Restaurant
To register your agency for the event, please contact
Myla Erwin at 889-6105 ext. 1116 or myla.erwin@familyservice-piedmont.org
Partners Ending Homelessness will host Homerun for Homelessness, a community celebration designed to commemorate the two year implementation of Guilford County’s Ten Year Plan. The event will help to promote public awareness of the Partners Ending Homelessness Initiative and increase Guilford County Citizens’ overall knowledge about homelessness
in our community.
Monday, June 1, 2009
NewBridge Bank Park
6:00 p.m. Kids Carnival
7:05 p.m. Opening Pitch
Meeting the Challenge in Guilford County: Empowering Frontline Staff
On Friday, May 8th the Partners Ending Homelessness Initiative’s Continuum of Care Supportive Services & Housing Action Team will host its Quarterly Direct Service Provider's meeting. The purpose of this event is to help frontline staff gain a better understanding of Guilford County’s Funding Landscape. The event will focus on the role frontline staff play in the vital relationship between service provision and program funding.
Friday, May 8th 2009
10:30am – 1:30pm
Jamestown Town Hall
301 East Main Street, Jamestown, NC
Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 17th to Events@PartnersEndingHomelessness.org
Meeting the Challenge in Guilford County: Empowering Frontline Staff
If your agency works with the homeless in any capacity...this is an event you cannot afford to miss. With so many different services and agencies spread across Guilford County, case managers and frontline staff deserve and need a comprehensive approach to better serve their consumers.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
10:30am – 1:30pm
Jamestown Town Hall
301 East Main Street, Jamestown, NC
Please RSVP by Tuesday, January 20th to events@partnersforhomeless.org
Ninety-seven consecutive hours of sharing, caring, & giving
Monday, December 8th at 10:00 am
Wal-Mart Super Center Store
121 W. Elmsley Drive, Greensboro, North Carolina
Donations will be accepted daily from 10:00am to 8:30pm from Monday, December 8th at 10:00am until Friday, December 12th at 11:00am Please come out and support this event.
SOAR’s Stepping Stones to Recovery Training
A Case Manager’s Training Curriculum for Assisting Adults Who Are Homeless with Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income Applications. Sponsored by: the NC Interagency Council on Coordinating Homeless Programs and Partners Ending Homelessness
October 1 & 2, 2008
9:00am-5:00pm
Greensboro, NC
$20/NCCEH members & $35/non-members
($55 after September 22, 2008)
Scholarships to cover SOAR training participant fees are available for partner agencies involved in Guilford County’s 10 year plan to end homelessness. To apply for these scholarships, made available by Partners Ending Homelessness, fill out the scholarship section of the training application.
Register for the event
On September 14th, Temple Emmanuel as part of their Centennial celebration will be sponsoring the Run for Shelter 8K with all proceeds going to benefit Guilford County's Ten Year Plan. To register for the event please visit www.active.com
Community Partnership Action Team Planning Meeting
Are you willing to share your expertise in order to bring about community wide change? Then join us for the Partnering to End Chronic Homelessness’s Community Partnership Action Teams’ planning meeting. The meeting will feature a presentation by Martha Are, Homeless Policy Specialist with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, who has been instrumental in the implementation of ten year plans across North Carolina and who will be assisting Guilford County in building our road to success. In addition, there will be roundtable discussions around education & job training, development of day centers, formation of Hope/Care Teams to support newly housed people, mental health & substance abuse services, discharge planning, gaps in services and sharing an insiders perspective on homelessness in Guilford County.
Strategic Interventions for 10 Year Plans
View Community Planning Meeting Notes
Friday, May 30th at 10:00 a.m.
Jamestown Town Hall (301 East Main Street)
Directions
Partnering to End Chronic Homelessness in Guilford County Implementation Press Conference
Moving forward with the efforts to end chronic homelessness in Guilford County, the press conference will detail the extent of the problem locally, the costs of homelessness, and progress to date. New Leadership Council Chair, David Miller, will announce significant funding and implementation plans regarding the Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in Guilford County.
Thursday, April 17th at 10:00 a.m.
Washington Street Bridge in High Point, NC
(700 block of Washington St.)
Presentation of Guilford County's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners invites you to the presentation of the Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness developed by the Guilford County Task Force on Ending Homelessness. The event will take place on Monday, June 4, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. in the Auditorium at Guilford Technical Community College's Percy H. Sears Applied Technology Building. Located at 601 High Point Road, Jamestown, NC 27282. Parking will be available in Lot G. A special presentation will be given by Philip F. Mangano, Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.
The taskforce would like to acknowledge the following organizations for their ongoing support throughout this process; the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, The Weaver Foundation, Tech Triad, Carolinanet.com, the City of High Point, the City of Greensboro, Guilford County, NPH Consulting, the Guilford Center, the United Way of Greater Greensboro, the United Way of Greater High Point and the Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County.
Special thanks to all community members who contributed their time, personal information, and ideas through Town Hall meetings, surveys, and interviews during the planning process.
A Best Practice Presentation on the Implementation of Housing First with
Gay Leblanc & Cynthia Solomon
Thursday, November 9, 2006 - 8:00am
Task Force and HPCGC meeting
Thursday, November 9, 2006 - 10 am
Tarheel Triad Girl Scout Learning Center
1203 Frances Daily Court
Colfax, NC 27235
Guilford County Task Force Meetings
Task Force Members please attend the following meetings
March 29, 2007 - 8:00 a.m.
Multi Purpose Room at Smith Moore
300 N. Greene St. Suite 1400 in Greensboro
December 14, 2006 - 8:00am
GTCC Campus: Medlin Campus Center Room #041
September 28, 2006 - 8:00am
7800 Airport Center Drive
August 24, 2006 - 8:00am
7800 Airport Center Drive
July 28, 2006 - 8:00am
7800 Airport Center Drive
Friday, October 6, 2006
A conversation with Philip F. Mangano
Executive Director
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
View Photos of the event
10:00 – 11:30 am
Service providers for Guilford County Homeless
Click here to view invite
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Faith Based Leadership of Guilford County
Click here to view invite
The First Baptist Church of Jamestown
306 Guilford Road, Jamestown, North Carolina 27282
October 3, 2006-1:30 p.m.
Homeless Community Focus Group
Grace Community Church
643 W. Lee St. Greensboro, NC
Town Hall meetings on Homelessness in Guilford County
Come help us plan! Sponsored by the City Councils of High Point and Greensboro and the Guilford County Board of Commissioners, under the leadership of the Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County, United Way of Greater Greensboro, and the United Way of Greater High Point. Concerned residents are urged and welcomed to attend these forums and express their views and knowledge on the issue.
September 19, 2006
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chamber
Third Floor, 211 S. Hamilton Street
High Point, NC
September 12, 2006
6:00 p.m.
Westover Church, In the Theater
505 Muirs Chapel Rd
Greensboro, NC
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